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@@@#&†\~^, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,^~\†@@@
#@@#&†\~^, ANTENNA ARRAYS ,^~\†@@#
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#@@#&†\~^, GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ,^~\†@@#
#@@#&†\~^, AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ,^~\†@@#
##@@&†\~^, GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ,^~\†&@@##
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#@@#&†\~^, AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT ,^~\†@@#
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#†~^^,,,,, AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ,,,,,^^~†#
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